The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-02-18

uSIHSh IO-HlSnG.
There was large quantity of tobacco
on this market yesterday for Tennessee.
Pearson's attack on Stedman has
given the latter gentleman a boom
for Governor.
The work of widening Chestnut street.
from Merrimon Avenue west, is progress
ing.
Mr.. Willis, of Waynesville Ne:rs, was in
the city last night. He reports everything
in his town.
Mr.. John Steele, prominent citizen
of Statesville, is in the city prospecting
with view of locating here.
DR.. ]. II. Williams has been confined
to his house for the past week by severe
indisposition, but we are glad to see that
he is able to be out again.
Messrs. Doubleday & Scott have re-
Gently purchased the lumber establish
ment of the Asheville Lumber Company
of Messrs. Russell Brothers.
Did Mr.. Pearson mean that he
had fred five men4bers of the Con-
ference Committee !? We call. for
an investigation.
Miss Clara Osborne, who once lived in
this city and is well known in social cir
Gle, was married ON the Goth ult. in
iSweetwater, Tenn, to Mr. .. a. Walker.
The length of the days have very
perceptibly increased. We don't
care for the prolongation # the af-
ternoons, but it is getting light too
early for night editor-it interferes
with our morning maps.
Our street force is now busily engaged
in different parts of the city. widening
the streets and otherwise improving our
thoroughfares. BY the time our summer
visitors reach US we hope to have both
our sidewalks and streets in good con-
dition.
The ArtGul Dodger hurled a re-
vised edition of billingsgate at the
heads of'he proprietors of the CIT-
IzEN last Wednesday. The CITIZEN
is still on deck, and not straddling
the fence.
AS an evidence Of the increase of the
Ashcville tobacco market, the same pile
of tobacco was placed on the floors oi
one of the warehouses three different
days, running through period of eight
or ten days. The first day it brought
$34, the second S33. and the third $34
The last sale was allowed to stand.
We had the pleasure of Sc eing in oul
Office yesterday Mr.. F. NJ. Britain, Of
Mills River, Henderson county. He
says the farmers of his section are getting
ready for the coming crops, the weather
of the past two weeks having enabled
them to 90 to work. But little tobacco
is raised In his section, the crops being
grain and grasses, though a good many
are devoting much time to the growth O
cabbage, with splendid results from {
financial standpoint.
Our distinguished Representative
went for the Legislature with a ven
|geance for its rejection Of the Rail
road Commission bill. Has thu
Irising young statesman grievance
/ He was mad enough to tunne
brother Turk, ,and-and- -and--chal
Ienge the genial and aniable Super
lintendent MeBee.
The revenue bill now before tn,
Legislature lays a tax of % cents OF
} the 500 valuation of real and per
sonal property and SO cents on pol
for schools. Some members desireC
a reduction to 20 cents on the $10o
DR.. Worth, chairman of the Financ
Committee, stated that % cents wa
the least amount shat could safel'
be fixed. Upon the $202, 100000 val
uation OF property in the State j
will yield $464, 900, all of which j
needed.
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